Eco travel offers an alternative to the detrimental effects that mass tourism can have on our precious global ecosystems. Ecotourism helps conserve fragile ecosystems, promote endangered species and habitat protection, preserve indigenous cultures and develop sustainable local economies around the world.

Eco friendly travel can be both a rewarding and enriching experience. Eco travel allows you the opportunity to experience and learn another culture, while also contributing positively to other people and places. [click to read more…]

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Panama, a natural land bridge connecting two continents, is striving to be a world leader in ecotourism. Inspired by its neighbor to the north, Costa Rica, the country of Panama has gone to great efforts in recent years to improve the ecology of the land and promote “nature friendly” tourism in the area.

Because of its unique geographical position, Panama harbors one of the greatest diversities of plant and wildlife in Mesoamerica. The country is home to many South American species as well as North and Central American wildlife. There are said to be over 10,000 varieties of plants, 1,500 species of trees and more than 1,000 species of birds inhabited in Panama. This is more than can be found in North America and Europe combined, and includes some of the most rare on Earth.
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Home to an abundance of green mountains topped by misty, craggy peaks, pristine white sand beaches, tropical rainforests, active volcanoes, and more plant and wildlife than you can imagine, Panama is a tropical paradise right next to you – just waiting to be discovered.

Does your dream vacation include an adventurous zip line trip through rainforest canopy, whitewater rafting a river surrounded by mountains, midnight tours of tropical jungles or a relaxing day spent laying on the beach as the waves crash against the shore? No matter what you desire, it is waiting for you in Panama.
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